96 THE GORGONIA, BY LOUISE LATONA. 



Ears. Describe your dog's ears. What kind have very long ears r 

 What kind have very short ears ? What do dogs do when listening ? Do 

 all dogs turn their ears ? Name other animals which turn their ears to hear. 

 Can we tumour's? How then do we hear sounds coming from different 

 directions so well ? What do you see inside the dog's ears ? What is their 

 use ? 



Legs. Describe the dog's legs. How many parts have the fore legs ? 

 The hind legs ? How do the dog's legs compare with number and position 

 of parts ? Which pair corresponds to our arms ? How many toes has the 

 dog on his hind feet ? On his fore feet ? Has the cat the same number on 

 each pair of feet ? How are the toes shaped ? For what are they adapted ? 

 How many claws has the dog on each pair of feet ? What is their position ? 

 Can they be withdrawn like the cat's ? What dogs are very fast runners ? 



Hair. Describe the hair of different dogs. What kinds have very long 

 hair ? What kinds have curly hair ? What kinds have bushy tails ? What 

 kinds have short, slender tails ? 



Related Animals. What wild animals are much like the dog ? Where 

 are they found ? In what ways do* they differ from our dogs? 



Characteristics. Are dogs intelligent ? Tell some stories proving this. 

 What can they be taught to do ? Tell some stories showing how faithful 

 they often are. What do you know of the bravery of some dogs ? 



LESSON ON GORGONIAS IN AN EIGHTH GRADE, 

 GLINES SCHOOL, ^OMERVILLE, MASS. 



BY 



M. Eva Warren. 



GORGONIAS, BY LOUISE LATONA. 



There are many places in the ocean, especially in the tropics, where the 

 water is very transparent, and one can see the wonderful plants and animals 

 growing in the ocean-bed fifty feet below the surface, as plainly as you can 

 look from your window and view your flower garden. Indeed, these beauti- 

 ful places are called gardens. 



A sea-garden is generally found in a swiftly-flowing tide-way between two 

 islands. One commonly visited by tourists is near the Bahama Islands out- 

 side the harbor of Nassau. Persons sometimes visit this garden by moon- 

 light when one could not perceive when the row-boat, as it was lowered, 

 suspended in air or floated on the water, except by the splashing of the water 

 as the boat strikes it. 



